Dog left in Jeep for an hour as temps top 80

A couple admitted they left their pet dog in a hot Jeep for an hour while they shopped inside the air-conditioned Lowe's Home Improvement store on Ford Road in Canton, a police report said.

A witness phoned police after she saw the dog in the Jeep, with the windows partially rolled down, as temperatures topped 80 degrees about 6 p.m. Sunday.

Police arrived and found a black dog with a thick coat of hair, panting heavily with no water, the report said. Police tracked down the couple, who said they had been inside Lowe's for an hour. However, they insisted they take good care of their dog, the report said.

Shot fired in home

Police confiscated three handguns after a Canton man said he accidentally fired a shot inside a home in the 42300 block of Gloria, near Lilley and Cherry Hill roads, a report said.

The 36-year-old man told police he had been cleaning one of the guns when he accidentally fired a round into the living room ceiling about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. No one was injured.

His wife notified police, however, saying her gun-owning husband had been depressed and that they have been having marital problems. The report indicated she was concerned about the situation.

Before police arrived, the wife had put three guns in a dresser drawer and placed numerous rounds of ammunition in the basement. The man told police his wife didn't want weapons in the home. He agreed to allow police to confiscate the guns for now for safe-keeping.

Trees vandalized

An insurance company owner notified police after vandals damaged two trees on his property in the 7200 block of Sheldon, near Warren, a report said.

One magnolia tree was damaged after some type of tool, likely an ax, was used to cut into the bark. A second tree had several branches cut off and also had damaged bark, the report said.

The incident happened between 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Monday. The company owner told police he has had issues in the past with teens loitering outside of the building.

Family tussle

A 50-year-old Canton man summoned police amid claims his stepson, 21, may have pointed a gun to his head after they tussled inside a home in the 41200 block of Wyndchase, near Haggerty and Cherry Hill.

The stepson, however, said he only used his vaporizing pen when the incident unfolded about 11 a.m. Sept. 12, a police report said.

The stepfather told police he had been ironing his work uniform when his stepson told him to move, ending with the two wrestling. The stepfather then picked up a phone his stepson had dropped, the report said.

The stepfather went into his bedroom, but the stepson came up behind him, pointed something to his head and demanded his phone, the report said.

The stepson got his phone and left the room. As he walked away, it appeared he was holding a gun, the stepfather told police. The stepson does have two BB guns, the report said, but he said he wasn't using either of them.